Biden Falls Off Bike During Visit to Rehoboth Beach

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — President Biden fell off his bike on Saturday whereas making an attempt to dismount in entrance of a small crowd of reporters and onlookers.

The president mentioned his foot had gotten caught in a toe clip, which brought about him to tip over after coming to a cease. He shortly collected himself and stood up, saying “I’m good” earlier than answering a handful of questions from reporters.

Mr. Biden, 79, usually takes bike rides throughout visits to his trip dwelling in Rehoboth Beach, the place he and the primary woman, Jill Biden, have been spending the weekend. On Friday, they celebrated their forty fifth marriage ceremony anniversary.

The president had been using his bike in Cape Henlopen State Park when he had the mishap. He didn’t seem to endure any accidents, and the White House mentioned he didn’t require medical consideration.

After answering questions on tariffs on Chinese items and gun management laws, he acquired again on his bike and completed the trip.

Mr. Biden is barely the newest American president to take a tumble on the general public stage. In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford fell whereas descending the steps from Air Force One during a visit to Austria. Nearly a decade later, President Ronald Reagan slipped while climbing aboard his plane. And Mr. Biden himself tripped last year whereas boarding the presidential plane.

Mr. Biden’s misfortune on wheels was not with out precedent, both. In 2004, President George W. Bush took a spill while mountain biking at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. And in 2015, John F. Kerry, then the secretary of state, broke his leg whereas biking within the French Alps.